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Want Your Kid to Play Pro Soccer? Sign Her Up for Basketball
Elite athletes are specializing in their sports earlier and earlier, but some sports medicine experts say that won't help you make it to the pros.
Taser Maker Says It Won't Use Facial Recognition in Bodycams
Axon, the maker of Tasers and police bodycams, said it won't deploy facial recognition systems, after a company ethics board recommended against it.
5 Queer People on How They Found Their Chosen Families
Whether online or IRL, here's how five LGBTQ+ people found their community.
The Terrifying Unknowns of an Exotic Invasive Tick
The Asian longhorned tick showed up in the US last year and has flourished in unexpected places. And it's biting humans.
Senators Try—Again—to Solve the Nuclear Waste Debacle
A bipartisan group is trying to find a place, or perhaps many places, to bury nuclear waste by making it harder for everyone to say no.
Steven Levy on Jony Ive’s Design Legacy
Apple’s lead designer, who retired from the company, changed the expectations not just of technology design, but the role of design in consumer products.
Jony Ive's Leaving Apple, Twitter's Policing Politicians, and More News
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.
Jony Ive Is Leaving Apple
The legendary designer is starting a new creative agency and signing Apple as its client.
The Quiet Force of YouTuber Etika's Gaze
We will never know for certain what more Desmond Amofah wanted to communicate—but we can hazard a guess.
NASA Will Send a Helicopter to Hunt for Life on Saturn's Biggest Moon
The Dragonfly mission will spend two years flying around the surface of Titan, studying the moon’s composition and searching for signs of life.
How to Watch the 2020 Democratic Primary Debate Wednesday and Thursday
Twenty candidates. Two nights. A bunch of 60-second answers. Probably at least one meme. Here's how to watch.
Twitter Will Quarantine Politicians’ Tweets If They Violate Rules—Finally
The company has been criticized for ignoring when tweets by government officials, namely President Trump, appear to violate its policies on hateful conduct.
The New 'Charlie's Angels' Trailer Is Here
Kristen Stewart should have probably been playing a spy this whole time.
That Viral 'Gyro Drop' Ride Was Fake. Here's How You Can Tell
A popular video about an amusement park ride with a crazy drop turned out to be fake. This physics analysis spells it out.
The 20 Most Bike-Friendly Cities on the Planet
The 2019 Copenhagenize Index ranks the world's urban hubs on how much they're doing to promote life on two wheels.
Desalination Is Booming as Cities Run out of Water
In California alone there are 11 desalination plants, with 10 more proposed. But there are big downsides to making seawater drinkable.
Repour Wine Saver Review: A Cheap Way to Keep Your Wine from Spoiling
This simple gadget keeps a bottle of wine tasting fresh for days on end.
8 Essential Books in the Queer Comics Canon
Want more comics with LGBTQ+ characters? Start here.
The Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke May Last a Lifetime
Emerging research suggests exposure to wildfire smoke may alter the immune system for years.
Acer Swift 7 Laptop Review (2019): Mostly Wonderful
The new Acer ultrabook is ultrathin, ultralight, and gets all-day battery life. It's a road warriors dream.
#KimOhNo: Be Grateful That Kim Kardashian Is Bad at Puns
She's calling her new shapewear line "Kimono"—which is both terrible and terribly useful.
The Cypherpunks Tapping Bitcoin via Ham Radio
For a small group of bitcoin enthusiasts, the internet is a vulnerability. They're using satellites, ham radios, and mesh networks to stay current on the cryptocurrency.
How Hackers Turn Microsoft Excel's Own Features Against It
A pair of recent findings show how hackers can compromise Excel users without any fancy exploits.
What Facebook Privacy? Candidates’ Tough Talk Is Just That
More than 50 percent of US lawmakers use Facebook tracking technology known as a pixel—including some of Facebook's biggest critics.
Zuckerberg Defends Free Speech, Even When the Speech is False
Limit the reach of falsehoods without stifling speech, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at the Aspen Ideas Festival.
YouTube Is Giving You More Control Over Video Recommendations
You can now block certain channels from showing up in your “Up Next” list.
Wayfair Walkout, Facebook Data Value, and More News
Catch up on the most important news from today in 2 minutes or less.
Hackers Are Poking at a MacOS Gatekeeper Flaw Apple Left Unfixed
The clock's ticking to fix a Gatekeeper bug that would let hackers slip malware onto your computer undetected.
The Importance of Photographing Women in Sports
Alana Paterson documents the young female hockey players defying gender expectations.
Netflix Could Never Make Its Own 'Office'
Long-running shows with 20-episode-plus seasons are not a specialty of streaming services.
Wayfair Employees Are Walking Out. Here's Why
Workers are protesting the ecommerce company's business with a government contractor that manages children's detention camps at the southern border.
To Really 'Disrupt,' Tech Needs to Listen to Actual Researchers
Opinion: Silicon Valley culture often reveals the optimism of organized ignorance. Rather than lauding "new" experts, we need to respect, sustain, and strengthen the ones we already have.
The Psychological Impact of Seeing YouTubers Spend Millions
Flexing on video has become incredibly popular. But their excess consumerism could be harming their viewers' well-being.
What Could Possibly Be Cooler Than RoboBee? RoboBee X-Wing
The new RoboBee is the lightest aerial vehicle to manage sustained untethered flight. One day that could make it ideal for navigating tight, sensitive spaces.
Google's Matías Duarte on the History of Smartphone Notifications
A conversation with Matías Duarte, one of the designers of Android, about how notifications grew from an idea to a relentless buzz.
I Scraped Millions of Venmo Payments. Your Data Is at Risk
Opinion: Venmo makes sending and receiving money a social affair. But those emoji-laden payment descriptions leave you exposed to cyberattacks.
The AI-Fueled, Anxious Hopefulness of Disney's 'Smart House'
Twenty years ago the Disney Channel original film presented a world where humans were far less afraid of digital assistants than we are now.
Amazon Fire 7 Kids Edition 2019 Review: Good for Tiny Hands
Worry-free tablets like the 2019 Fire 7 are great for small, sticky hands. Read our full review of it, and FreeTime Unlimited.
Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Betrays the Company’s True Ambitions
The social network wants to enable easy, inexpensive global commerce, sure. But its ultimate goals are a little more … geopolitical.
One Boy’s Dream Vacation to Bauma, a Festival of Giant Construction Equipment
The author brought his 5-year-old son to the world’s largest building industry expo. “Hi, Dad,” he says from the seat of a hulking dump truck. “I’m ginormous!”
The Democratic Debates Will Be About Climate—Disguised as Other Issues
Every issue the presidential hopefuls will debate this week is deeply tied to climate change. The question is what the candidates will do about it.
Senators Want Facebook to Put a Price on Your Data. Is That Possible?
A bill introduced by senators Mark Warner and Josh Hawley would require big tech companies to disclose the data they collect and value it for each user.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Stars in a New Ad Plugging Electric Cars
The former Terminator and California governor poses as a sleazy car salesman and makes patently ridiculous arguments against going electric.
These Cities Will Track Scooters to Get a Handle on Regulation
The cities, which include New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, will use the same tool to keep track of where scooters go, and where they are parked.
Apple’s New iOS 13, a Mars Survival Course, and More News
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.
The Mueller Report, Live: How Hollywood Tried to Save America
If only a staged performance were the answer to the country's problems.
Fitted With Sensors, Antarctic Seals Track Water Temperatures
Scientists have outfitted an army of Antarctic pinnipeds with trackers to monitor warming oceans.
'Spider-Man: Far From Home' Star Tom Holland Found Out He Was Peter Parker on Instagram
He thought it was a result of the Sony hack.
Physics Tricks to Make Steph Curry's Golf Show More Extreme
*Holey Moley* forces mini-golfers to surmount an obstacle course to win. But the options for physics-inspired golf stunts are endless—here are a few ideas.
The Challenge of Helping Blind People Navigate Indoors
The very existence of Indoor Explorer, which uses Bluetooth beacons to map public indoor spaces, has profound implications for the debate over the role of giant tech platforms.
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